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Tornado Warning 106, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 6:51 PM EST for Montgomery County, Telfair County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2011, 6:51 PM EST (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 7:30 PM EST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Montgomery County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1:35 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 198 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 486 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS52 KFFC 162351
TORFFC
GAC209-271-309-170030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0106.111116T2351Z-111117T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
651 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN TELFAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
CENTRAL WHEELER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 730 PM EST
* AT 650 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SCOTLAND...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNT
VERNON...UVALDA...AILEY...ALSTON AND HIGGSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
TAKE COVER NOW! TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3195 8285 3209 8289 3226 8244 3221 8244
3203 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 250DEG 35KT 3202 8285
$$2 follow-up statements
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WWUS52 KFFC 170012
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
712 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
GAC271-309-170021-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0106.000000T0000Z-111117T0030Z/
WHEELER GA-TELFAIR GA-
712 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TELFAIR AND CENTRAL WHEELER
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED EAST INTO
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3202 8260 3203 8260 3204 8261 3208 8261
3208 8262 3210 8261 3213 8263 3216 8261
3219 8263 3226 8244 3203 8248 3201 8259
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 250DEG 35KT 3208 8263
$$
GAC209-170030-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0106.000000T0000Z-111117T0030Z/
MONTGOMERY GA-
712 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EST FOR CENTRAL
MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
AT 708 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNT
VERNON...UVALDA...AILEY...ALSTON AND HIGGSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3202 8260 3203 8260 3204 8261 3208 8261
3208 8262 3210 8261 3213 8263 3216 8261
3219 8263 3226 8244 3203 8248 3201 8259
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 250DEG 35KT 3208 8263
$$
19942
WWUS52 KFFC 170029
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
729 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
GAC209-170038-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0106.000000T0000Z-111117T0030Z/
MONTGOMERY GA-
729 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY EXPIRES AT 730
PM EST...
THE STORM THAT EARLIER PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR THIS AREA HAS MOVED
EAST INTO TOOMBS COUNTY. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND OCCASIONAL
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE IN THIS AREA FOR ANOTHER 30
TO 45 MINUTES...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3202 8260 3203 8260 3204 8261 3208 8261
3208 8262 3210 8261 3213 8263 3216 8261
3219 8263 3226 8244 3203 8248 3201 8259
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 250DEG 35KT 3214 8245
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 11:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 67 min |
| Nov 16, 12:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 41 min |
| Nov 16, 12:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 38 min |
| Nov 16, 12:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 29 min |
| Nov 16, 1:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 1:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 49 min |
| Nov 16, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 1:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 1:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 48 min |
| Nov 16, 1:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 26 min |
| Nov 16, 1:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 38 min |
| Nov 16, 1:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Union | 31 min |
| Nov 16, 2:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 26 min |
| Nov 16, 2:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 2:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 36 min |
| Nov 16, 2:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 53 min |
| Nov 16, 2:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 2:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Lamar, Monroe | 34 min |
| Nov 16, 3:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 45 min |
| Nov 16, 3:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 3:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 3:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 58 min |
| Nov 16, 3:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 3:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 46 min |
| Nov 16, 3:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 46 min |
| Nov 16, 3:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs | 36 min |
| Nov 16, 4:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 42 min |
| Nov 16, 4:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter, Taylor | 32 min |
| Nov 16, 4:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Wilkinson | 43 min |
| Nov 16, 4:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 4:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 4:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 5:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 30 min |
| Nov 16, 5:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Nov 16, 5:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Pulaski, Wilcox | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 5:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 48 min |
| Nov 16, 5:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Nov 16, 5:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 51 min |
| Nov 16, 6:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 37 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.